International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Francesca Bocca Aldaqre, Nietzsche in Paradiso. Vite parallele tra Islam e Occidente, Milano-Udin... more Francesca Bocca Aldaqre, Nietzsche in Paradiso. Vite parallele tra Islam e Occidente, Milano-Udine: Mimesis, 2021 pp. 112.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
L’Isra’ e la Miraj del Profeta Muhammad rappresentano
un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito ... more L’Isra’ e la Miraj del Profeta Muhammad rappresentano un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito della storia islamica sia per la straordinariet`a dell’evento che per la sua valenza simbolica. Cronologicamente l’episodio si colloca in un periodo di poco precedente all’Hijrah a Medina (622 d.C.) che segna l’inizio stesso della storia islamica. L’Isr¯a’ e la Miraj simbolicamente rappresentano l’universalita' del messaggio islamico ed il ruolo di ultima rivelazione divina consegnata all’umanita'. In quest’articolo, l’Isra’ e la Miraj vengono esaminate secondo la prospettiva degli studiosi sia classici che moderni. L’attenzione sara' focalizzata prevalentemente sulla descrizione del Viaggio Notturno e dell’Ascensione presente nel Corano e nella Sunna e sulla natura dell’esperienza vissuta dal Profeta cosi' come e' stata discussa dai diversi studiosi.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Muhammad Iqbal is widely known in the East and the
West as a poet, though he was a finest philoso... more Muhammad Iqbal is widely known in the East and the West as a poet, though he was a finest philosopher, his role in the field is generally assumed to be marginal in relation to his intellectual life. Iqbal’s thought, as it has been expressed in the seven lectures published under the title The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, represents the mature reflections of a thinker who, in the course of his scholarly life, was deeply engaged in the dialogue between the Western intellectual and philosophical experience and the religious and philosophical premises of Islamic thought. Although in his philosophical masterpiece, Iqbal discusses several issues and subjects belonging to both Western and Eastern thought, the central topic of his reflections, however, seems to be related to the possibility of a new philosophical approach based on the Quranic revelation that could represent a starting point not only of a new phase in the Islamic thought but also in the history of Western philosophy as well. As Iqbal states in several passages of the Reconstruction, the attempt to interpret the Quran in the light of the Greek philosophy not only prevented Muslim thinkers from understanding the core of the Quranic message but also resulted in a complete refutation of philosophy by some of the most brilliant Muslim thinkers. It is due to this reason that the relation between Islamic thought and philosophy is until now appears as quite problematic. The new approach delineated by Iqbal could actually help Muslim thinkers, who are interested in overcoming the problematic role of philosophy in Islamic worldview, to formulate a new philosophical language and grammar based on the Quranic text.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Il presente studio, anche se riserva una particolare attenzione alla polisemia, una specifica ti... more Il presente studio, anche se riserva una particolare attenzione alla polisemia, una specifica tipologia di relazione lessicale, esamina prevalentemente le questioni relative alle rappresentazioni lessicali nel processo di traduzione dei termini polisemici nel Corano. Questa ricerca ha come oggetto di studio due famose traduzioni del Corano in lingua inglese: The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’¯an (1930) and A Translation of the Meaning of the Noble Qur’¯an: The First American Version (1985) curate rispettivamente da Marmaduke W. Picktall (1875-1936) e da Thomas B. Irving (1914-2002).
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This paper presents an original model for Public Policy
in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four ... more This paper presents an original model for Public Policy in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four key elements of unity, purposefulness, civic engagement and rectification that characterise PPI offer an infinitely better alternative to the neoliberal ideology that currently constrains policy, especially at the global level. It demonstrates the importance of revelation, i.e., the Quran and Sunnah, in defining the purposes of policy and governance, while remaining sufficiently open and flexible to allow adaptation to diverse contexts and to respond to changing and complex questions.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
In quest’articolo sarà esaminata la natura della strategia governativa secondo gli insegnamenti c... more In quest’articolo sarà esaminata la natura della strategia governativa secondo gli insegnamenti coranici e l’esempio della Sunna del Profeta. L’analisi dell’esempio storico proposto dalla prima comunità islamica, letto in parallelo con il Corano, propone una nuova prospettiva relativa al processo della riforma e del rinnovamento necessari per il progresso della comunità islamica in epoca contemporanea.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This paper reviews the book entitled İbn Teymiye: Ezber Bozan Bir İlim ve Fikir Adamı by Süleyman... more This paper reviews the book entitled İbn Teymiye: Ezber Bozan Bir İlim ve Fikir Adamı by Süleyman Uludağ.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Education is the building block for the development of human personality. Children need education... more Education is the building block for the development of human personality. Children need education that not only develops their individuality but prepares them for their vicegerency role to serve their Creator and become a productive member of their society. This qualitative and exploratory study probes the Islamic principles of human nature, learning, and development of human-self for early childhood education in the light of Iqbal’s educational philosophy. This analytical approach was selected to justify that the Qur’anic concepts of human growth and learning have a strong voice to educate children from early childhood. The study concludes that a human self is naturally equipped with an urge and related tools for self-development. Children learn fast due to their human structure based on Fitrah. The main aim of education should therefore be the realization of a strong self through experiential learning to unleash an individual’s potentials. Qur’anic theory of human learning can be derived from Iqbal’s explication of the process of development of human self or Khudi.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
L’opera filosofica di Muhammad Iqbal inaugura una nuova fase del pensiero islamico che va al di l... more L’opera filosofica di Muhammad Iqbal inaugura una nuova fase del pensiero islamico che va al di là dell’epoca in cui è stata sia pensata che composta. Le riflessioni contenute nell’opera intitolata The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam non sono state infatti ancora pienamente comprese dagli studiosi sia musulmani che non nel loro reale valore filosofico che sembra trascendere la differenza tra le civiltà e le prospettive storiche, culturali e religiose che distinguono l’Oriente e l’Occidente.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The concept of “civil state” can be a source of change and progress at political, social and eco... more The concept of “civil state” can be a source of change and progress at political, social and economic levels in the Muslim world through a new perspective on Islamic jurisprudence based on the ‘Maqāsid Al-Sharī‘ah’, namely the aims, inner purpose and scope of Islamic law. A perspective based on the ‘Maqāsid will be helpful in overcoming the stagnation of Islamic jurisprudence and some of its time-bound prescriptions and characteristics. This will open the way to the formulations of new theories and perspectives, thus enabling to take the Muslim community to a better future, without renouncing its Islamic roots and identity. At the same time, the notions of Islamic roots and identity should be revised through an honest historical research which is focused not only on the dynamics of power structures, but on the social, economic and cultural achievements, as well setbacks, of the Muslim community.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This article argues that the superiority of any civilisation over another depends on its scholars... more This article argues that the superiority of any civilisation over another depends on its scholars’ contribution to the different areas of common human heritage. Western civilisation superiority seems to be due to its scholars’ contribution not only to their history of science, culture and art but also of other civilisations as well. In this context, this article focuses on Western scholars’ contribution to the knowledge of the East in general, and Islamic civilization in particular. The article examines the figure of the Turkish scholar Fuat Sezgin’s Science and Technology in Islam and argues that Sezgin did not challenge Orientalism, in fact he worked within its frame of reference and methodology. In fact, Sezgin, at the same time, used Orientalist scholars’ methodology, heavily benefited from their previous studies and appreciated their contributions to Islamic civilisation. The article concludes that the panorama presented by Sezgin in this work in the field of science and technique in Islam, can be also introduced in a similar way in relation to other fields and the result will not be different.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Peter the Venerable’s apologetic writings against Islam did not constitute a problematic document... more Peter the Venerable’s apologetic writings against Islam did not constitute a problematic document, as some scholars seem to suggest, related to a new style of approach to the Muslim world intended both as separate and opposite to the strictly military one, but could be instead interpreted as an ideological justification of a kind of “intellectual crusade” conducted by the clergy and rooted, according to the intention of the Abbot of Cluny, on a supposed “objective” knowledge of Islam. The composition of these texts is situated in the general frame of the Reconquista (722-1492) of the territories under the Islamic power by the Christian armies, having been written at the core of this historical process. Although some passages seem to manifest a wider pastoral interest, as addressed to the Muslim world as such, however a careful reading of the texts suggests a different interpretation. Actually, the writings of Peter the Venerable should be understood as a programmatic intellectual project aiming at the conversion of Muslims living in the territories reconquered by the Christian monarchs and, at the same time, at preserving the Christian populations from converting to Islam. The texts’ ideological frame is rooted in the notion of Islam as an “heresy” which, beyond a strict theological perspective, define the ideological asset of the Catholic Church in the midst of the struggle for the spiritual and consequentially political supremacy of the Christian world after the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the idea of Latinitas Cristiana, at the core of the notion of Europe as a singular political reality, as intended and promoted by the Papacy.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Francesca Bocca Aldaqre, Nietzsche in Paradiso. Vite parallele tra Islam e Occidente, Milano-Udin... more Francesca Bocca Aldaqre, Nietzsche in Paradiso. Vite parallele tra Islam e Occidente, Milano-Udine: Mimesis, 2021 pp. 112.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
L’Isra’ e la Miraj del Profeta Muhammad rappresentano
un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito ... more L’Isra’ e la Miraj del Profeta Muhammad rappresentano un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito della storia islamica sia per la straordinariet`a dell’evento che per la sua valenza simbolica. Cronologicamente l’episodio si colloca in un periodo di poco precedente all’Hijrah a Medina (622 d.C.) che segna l’inizio stesso della storia islamica. L’Isr¯a’ e la Miraj simbolicamente rappresentano l’universalita' del messaggio islamico ed il ruolo di ultima rivelazione divina consegnata all’umanita'. In quest’articolo, l’Isra’ e la Miraj vengono esaminate secondo la prospettiva degli studiosi sia classici che moderni. L’attenzione sara' focalizzata prevalentemente sulla descrizione del Viaggio Notturno e dell’Ascensione presente nel Corano e nella Sunna e sulla natura dell’esperienza vissuta dal Profeta cosi' come e' stata discussa dai diversi studiosi.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Muhammad Iqbal is widely known in the East and the
West as a poet, though he was a finest philoso... more Muhammad Iqbal is widely known in the East and the West as a poet, though he was a finest philosopher, his role in the field is generally assumed to be marginal in relation to his intellectual life. Iqbal’s thought, as it has been expressed in the seven lectures published under the title The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, represents the mature reflections of a thinker who, in the course of his scholarly life, was deeply engaged in the dialogue between the Western intellectual and philosophical experience and the religious and philosophical premises of Islamic thought. Although in his philosophical masterpiece, Iqbal discusses several issues and subjects belonging to both Western and Eastern thought, the central topic of his reflections, however, seems to be related to the possibility of a new philosophical approach based on the Quranic revelation that could represent a starting point not only of a new phase in the Islamic thought but also in the history of Western philosophy as well. As Iqbal states in several passages of the Reconstruction, the attempt to interpret the Quran in the light of the Greek philosophy not only prevented Muslim thinkers from understanding the core of the Quranic message but also resulted in a complete refutation of philosophy by some of the most brilliant Muslim thinkers. It is due to this reason that the relation between Islamic thought and philosophy is until now appears as quite problematic. The new approach delineated by Iqbal could actually help Muslim thinkers, who are interested in overcoming the problematic role of philosophy in Islamic worldview, to formulate a new philosophical language and grammar based on the Quranic text.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Il presente studio, anche se riserva una particolare attenzione alla polisemia, una specifica ti... more Il presente studio, anche se riserva una particolare attenzione alla polisemia, una specifica tipologia di relazione lessicale, esamina prevalentemente le questioni relative alle rappresentazioni lessicali nel processo di traduzione dei termini polisemici nel Corano. Questa ricerca ha come oggetto di studio due famose traduzioni del Corano in lingua inglese: The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’¯an (1930) and A Translation of the Meaning of the Noble Qur’¯an: The First American Version (1985) curate rispettivamente da Marmaduke W. Picktall (1875-1936) e da Thomas B. Irving (1914-2002).
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This paper presents an original model for Public Policy
in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four ... more This paper presents an original model for Public Policy in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four key elements of unity, purposefulness, civic engagement and rectification that characterise PPI offer an infinitely better alternative to the neoliberal ideology that currently constrains policy, especially at the global level. It demonstrates the importance of revelation, i.e., the Quran and Sunnah, in defining the purposes of policy and governance, while remaining sufficiently open and flexible to allow adaptation to diverse contexts and to respond to changing and complex questions.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
In quest’articolo sarà esaminata la natura della strategia governativa secondo gli insegnamenti c... more In quest’articolo sarà esaminata la natura della strategia governativa secondo gli insegnamenti coranici e l’esempio della Sunna del Profeta. L’analisi dell’esempio storico proposto dalla prima comunità islamica, letto in parallelo con il Corano, propone una nuova prospettiva relativa al processo della riforma e del rinnovamento necessari per il progresso della comunità islamica in epoca contemporanea.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This paper reviews the book entitled İbn Teymiye: Ezber Bozan Bir İlim ve Fikir Adamı by Süleyman... more This paper reviews the book entitled İbn Teymiye: Ezber Bozan Bir İlim ve Fikir Adamı by Süleyman Uludağ.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Education is the building block for the development of human personality. Children need education... more Education is the building block for the development of human personality. Children need education that not only develops their individuality but prepares them for their vicegerency role to serve their Creator and become a productive member of their society. This qualitative and exploratory study probes the Islamic principles of human nature, learning, and development of human-self for early childhood education in the light of Iqbal’s educational philosophy. This analytical approach was selected to justify that the Qur’anic concepts of human growth and learning have a strong voice to educate children from early childhood. The study concludes that a human self is naturally equipped with an urge and related tools for self-development. Children learn fast due to their human structure based on Fitrah. The main aim of education should therefore be the realization of a strong self through experiential learning to unleash an individual’s potentials. Qur’anic theory of human learning can be derived from Iqbal’s explication of the process of development of human self or Khudi.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
L’opera filosofica di Muhammad Iqbal inaugura una nuova fase del pensiero islamico che va al di l... more L’opera filosofica di Muhammad Iqbal inaugura una nuova fase del pensiero islamico che va al di là dell’epoca in cui è stata sia pensata che composta. Le riflessioni contenute nell’opera intitolata The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam non sono state infatti ancora pienamente comprese dagli studiosi sia musulmani che non nel loro reale valore filosofico che sembra trascendere la differenza tra le civiltà e le prospettive storiche, culturali e religiose che distinguono l’Oriente e l’Occidente.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The concept of “civil state” can be a source of change and progress at political, social and eco... more The concept of “civil state” can be a source of change and progress at political, social and economic levels in the Muslim world through a new perspective on Islamic jurisprudence based on the ‘Maqāsid Al-Sharī‘ah’, namely the aims, inner purpose and scope of Islamic law. A perspective based on the ‘Maqāsid will be helpful in overcoming the stagnation of Islamic jurisprudence and some of its time-bound prescriptions and characteristics. This will open the way to the formulations of new theories and perspectives, thus enabling to take the Muslim community to a better future, without renouncing its Islamic roots and identity. At the same time, the notions of Islamic roots and identity should be revised through an honest historical research which is focused not only on the dynamics of power structures, but on the social, economic and cultural achievements, as well setbacks, of the Muslim community.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
This article argues that the superiority of any civilisation over another depends on its scholars... more This article argues that the superiority of any civilisation over another depends on its scholars’ contribution to the different areas of common human heritage. Western civilisation superiority seems to be due to its scholars’ contribution not only to their history of science, culture and art but also of other civilisations as well. In this context, this article focuses on Western scholars’ contribution to the knowledge of the East in general, and Islamic civilization in particular. The article examines the figure of the Turkish scholar Fuat Sezgin’s Science and Technology in Islam and argues that Sezgin did not challenge Orientalism, in fact he worked within its frame of reference and methodology. In fact, Sezgin, at the same time, used Orientalist scholars’ methodology, heavily benefited from their previous studies and appreciated their contributions to Islamic civilisation. The article concludes that the panorama presented by Sezgin in this work in the field of science and technique in Islam, can be also introduced in a similar way in relation to other fields and the result will not be different.
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
Peter the Venerable’s apologetic writings against Islam did not constitute a problematic document... more Peter the Venerable’s apologetic writings against Islam did not constitute a problematic document, as some scholars seem to suggest, related to a new style of approach to the Muslim world intended both as separate and opposite to the strictly military one, but could be instead interpreted as an ideological justification of a kind of “intellectual crusade” conducted by the clergy and rooted, according to the intention of the Abbot of Cluny, on a supposed “objective” knowledge of Islam. The composition of these texts is situated in the general frame of the Reconquista (722-1492) of the territories under the Islamic power by the Christian armies, having been written at the core of this historical process. Although some passages seem to manifest a wider pastoral interest, as addressed to the Muslim world as such, however a careful reading of the texts suggests a different interpretation. Actually, the writings of Peter the Venerable should be understood as a programmatic intellectual project aiming at the conversion of Muslims living in the territories reconquered by the Christian monarchs and, at the same time, at preserving the Christian populations from converting to Islam. The texts’ ideological frame is rooted in the notion of Islam as an “heresy” which, beyond a strict theological perspective, define the ideological asset of the Catholic Church in the midst of the struggle for the spiritual and consequentially political supremacy of the Christian world after the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the idea of Latinitas Cristiana, at the core of the notion of Europe as a singular political reality, as intended and promoted by the Papacy.
International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic a... more The International Research Journal of Islamic Civilization (IRJIC) is visualised as an academic and scientific publication devoted to articles and other informed studies on Islamic civilization. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach of IRJIC is aimed at formulating new theories and proposing new discourses in relation to the study of Islamic civilization in its diverse features, in the form of its historical, intellectual and cultural manifestations. One of the aims of IRJIC is to create an intellectual space shareable by scholars of different orientations, traditions and historical and cultural backgrounds, in order to promote the exchange of ideas, innovative research methodologies and theories. IRJIC is an Open Access Journal and consequentially the users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link the full texts of the articles, but not to reproduce them in any way without contacting and asking permission of the publisher.
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un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito della storia
islamica sia per la straordinariet`a dell’evento che per la
sua valenza simbolica. Cronologicamente l’episodio si colloca in un periodo di poco precedente all’Hijrah a Medina (622 d.C.) che segna l’inizio stesso della storia islamica. L’Isr¯a’ e la Miraj simbolicamente rappresentano
l’universalita' del messaggio islamico ed il ruolo di ultima
rivelazione divina consegnata all’umanita'. In quest’articolo,
l’Isra’ e la Miraj vengono esaminate secondo la prospettiva
degli studiosi sia classici che moderni. L’attenzione sara'
focalizzata prevalentemente sulla descrizione del Viaggio
Notturno e dell’Ascensione presente nel Corano e nella
Sunna e sulla natura dell’esperienza vissuta dal Profeta
cosi' come e' stata discussa dai diversi studiosi.
West as a poet, though he was a finest philosopher, his role
in the field is generally assumed to be marginal in relation
to his intellectual life. Iqbal’s thought, as it has been expressed in the seven lectures published under the title The
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, represents
the mature reflections of a thinker who, in the course of
his scholarly life, was deeply engaged in the dialogue between the Western intellectual and philosophical experience and the religious and philosophical premises of Islamic thought. Although in his philosophical masterpiece,
Iqbal discusses several issues and subjects belonging to both
Western and Eastern thought, the central topic of his reflections, however, seems to be related to the possibility of
a new philosophical approach based on the Quranic revelation that could represent a starting point not only of a
new phase in the Islamic thought but also in the history
of Western philosophy as well. As Iqbal states in several
passages of the Reconstruction, the attempt to interpret
the Quran in the light of the Greek philosophy not only
prevented Muslim thinkers from understanding the core of
the Quranic message but also resulted in a complete refutation of philosophy by some of the most brilliant Muslim thinkers. It is due to this reason that the relation between
Islamic thought and philosophy is until now appears as
quite problematic. The new approach delineated by Iqbal
could actually help Muslim thinkers, who are interested in
overcoming the problematic role of philosophy in Islamic
worldview, to formulate a new philosophical language and
grammar based on the Quranic text.
lessicale, esamina prevalentemente le questioni relative alle
rappresentazioni lessicali nel processo di traduzione dei
termini polisemici nel Corano. Questa ricerca ha come
oggetto di studio due famose traduzioni del Corano in lingua inglese: The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’¯an (1930)
and A Translation of the Meaning of the Noble Qur’¯an:
The First American Version (1985) curate rispettivamente
da Marmaduke W. Picktall (1875-1936) e da Thomas B.
Irving (1914-2002).
in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four key elements of
unity, purposefulness, civic engagement and rectification
that characterise PPI offer an infinitely better alternative
to the neoliberal ideology that currently constrains policy,
especially at the global level. It demonstrates the importance of revelation, i.e., the Quran and Sunnah, in defining the purposes of policy and governance, while remaining sufficiently open and flexible to allow adaptation to diverse contexts and to respond to changing and complex
questions.
un momento cruciale e centrale nell’ambito della storia
islamica sia per la straordinariet`a dell’evento che per la
sua valenza simbolica. Cronologicamente l’episodio si colloca in un periodo di poco precedente all’Hijrah a Medina (622 d.C.) che segna l’inizio stesso della storia islamica. L’Isr¯a’ e la Miraj simbolicamente rappresentano
l’universalita' del messaggio islamico ed il ruolo di ultima
rivelazione divina consegnata all’umanita'. In quest’articolo,
l’Isra’ e la Miraj vengono esaminate secondo la prospettiva
degli studiosi sia classici che moderni. L’attenzione sara'
focalizzata prevalentemente sulla descrizione del Viaggio
Notturno e dell’Ascensione presente nel Corano e nella
Sunna e sulla natura dell’esperienza vissuta dal Profeta
cosi' come e' stata discussa dai diversi studiosi.
West as a poet, though he was a finest philosopher, his role
in the field is generally assumed to be marginal in relation
to his intellectual life. Iqbal’s thought, as it has been expressed in the seven lectures published under the title The
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, represents
the mature reflections of a thinker who, in the course of
his scholarly life, was deeply engaged in the dialogue between the Western intellectual and philosophical experience and the religious and philosophical premises of Islamic thought. Although in his philosophical masterpiece,
Iqbal discusses several issues and subjects belonging to both
Western and Eastern thought, the central topic of his reflections, however, seems to be related to the possibility of
a new philosophical approach based on the Quranic revelation that could represent a starting point not only of a
new phase in the Islamic thought but also in the history
of Western philosophy as well. As Iqbal states in several
passages of the Reconstruction, the attempt to interpret
the Quran in the light of the Greek philosophy not only
prevented Muslim thinkers from understanding the core of
the Quranic message but also resulted in a complete refutation of philosophy by some of the most brilliant Muslim thinkers. It is due to this reason that the relation between
Islamic thought and philosophy is until now appears as
quite problematic. The new approach delineated by Iqbal
could actually help Muslim thinkers, who are interested in
overcoming the problematic role of philosophy in Islamic
worldview, to formulate a new philosophical language and
grammar based on the Quranic text.
lessicale, esamina prevalentemente le questioni relative alle
rappresentazioni lessicali nel processo di traduzione dei
termini polisemici nel Corano. Questa ricerca ha come
oggetto di studio due famose traduzioni del Corano in lingua inglese: The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’¯an (1930)
and A Translation of the Meaning of the Noble Qur’¯an:
The First American Version (1985) curate rispettivamente
da Marmaduke W. Picktall (1875-1936) e da Thomas B.
Irving (1914-2002).
in Islam (PPI). It asserts that the four key elements of
unity, purposefulness, civic engagement and rectification
that characterise PPI offer an infinitely better alternative
to the neoliberal ideology that currently constrains policy,
especially at the global level. It demonstrates the importance of revelation, i.e., the Quran and Sunnah, in defining the purposes of policy and governance, while remaining sufficiently open and flexible to allow adaptation to diverse contexts and to respond to changing and complex
questions.